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Fast Facts about 'Dhaya':
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This is the story of 'Prakashraj who lives his life like an animal, not
a half God & half animal, and towards the end, reforms himself. Usually, the reformation task is left to the heroine. But, here, Director Senthil Kumar had chosen love & sentimental ties as the motivator & hold on Prakashraj. (Seems, this is the director's first film. Good job, indeed!) The very first scene, in which the hero lies on top of a bus, itself gives the viewer a fair idea about the kind of person he is. But, a series of situations have been forcefully stuffed in, to show what a recklessly bold character he is. We go 'Oh God!' when he sarcastically asks Meena (who had just helped him), "So you think you are 'Pudhiya Paadhai', Seetha?" The theatre spruces up with life when Raghuvaran makes his appearance right from the title sequence, amidst wild cheers of the audience. Since he's already been established, the dialogues are extremely well received. Prabhakaran has thoroughly grasped the pulse of the audience. Kudos! Raghuvaran is out to wreck vengeance upon his wife who had sent him to prison. Prakashraj accepts Raghuvaran's condition of killing his wife bit by bit and draws a master plan. The drama he enacts is a little bit intriguing and a little bit dizzying. The climax is based on the oft repeated Kural that says 'return your enemies' evil by doing so much good to him that he goes red with embarrassment. Lakshmi leaves all the properties attached to the orphanage, to Prakashraj. Inspite of the fact that he's a rowdy. Being unable to pick up courage to meet her, he instead goes to the cremation ground, to seek forgiveness for his sins. The movie ends on that beautifully conceived scene. 
The Theatre has a substantially high male population, probably due to
the fact that the poster has a bandana wrapped frowning Prakashraj with
a very contradictory title 'Dhaya'. But, the movie is full of
sentiments, from the beginning till the end.Prakashraj and Raghuvaran are like 2 fighter fish in the same tank. Raghuvaran draws applause for his dialogue deliveries and Prakashraj for his expressions. Though unrebated and unasked for, the dialogue, "You have been a villain only since 92" is a class act! Meena & her character - both are okay. But, that duet is extremely forgettable. Lakshmi is almost the Junior Theresa. Tears swell in our eyes when we see the children cry with candles in their hands. Cinematography was superb. It made each & every scene memorable. But, was music done by Bharadwaj? Unbelievable. Simran makes an appearance for a song sequence. But, nothing magical happened in the theatre. The film does have some of the usual cliche'd things - like Meena falling in love with Dhaya & Raghuvaran repenting for his mistakes with the rest of the crowd. Prakashraj setting himself where ablaze at the cremation grounds, repentance for all his sins is a fitting end. A film with life, it manages to also make an impact on our minds and thus succeed.
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